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UNIFIED POWER FLOW CONTROLLER USED POWER SYSTEM

STABILITY ENHANCEMENT UNDER THREE PHASE FAULT
Vikramarajan Jambulingam1
1

Electrical and Electronics Engineering, VIT University

Abstract
In this research paper stability of power systems are analyzed by using an UPFC. Actually UPFC controls voltages at bus, real
and reactive power flow in transmission lines by means of controlling approximately its series and shunt parameters. Generally
Unified power flow controller enhances the power system stability under three phase fault. The control strategy is implemented by
Unified power flow controller devices and it is found that system performance is enhanced under three phase fault. Due to three
phase fault the problems arises in generator voltage, generator current, Infinite bus voltage, Infinite bus current and generator
load angle of a power system are investigated in detail and resolved by designing and testing a test system using
MATLAB/SIMULINK.

Keywords: UPFC, FACTS, Transient stability

--------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------I. INTRODUCTION
The power generation and transmission is a complex
process, requiring the working of many components of the
power system in tandem to maximize the output. The shunt
faults are the most regular type of faults taking place in the
field [1]. Three phase faults caused due to falling tower,
failure of equipment (or) even a line braking and touching
the remaining phases can cause three phase faults [2]. The
Flexible AC transmission system [FACTS] proposed in
1995.
The basic purpose of FACTS is installing the power
electronics devices at the high voltage side of the power grid
to make the complete system electronically controllable.
Because of high power semiconductor devices and control
technology FACTS devices plays a vital role in power
systems. Unified Power Flow Controller is the most
versatile and complex of the facts devices. It is the
combined features of STATCOM and SSSC.
Three most important reasons for using UPFC are as
follows:
1. Passes reactive power flow birectionally.
2. Maintaining well regulated DC voltage.
3. Workability in wide range of operating condition.

under three phase fault. Similarly five parameters are

investigated in detail by designing and testing a test system
using MATLAB/SIMULINK.
Five different Parameters are represented as follows:
1. Generator Voltage as [Vg]
2. Generator Current as [I g]
3. Infinite Bus Voltage as [Vb]
4. Infinite Bus Current as [Ib]
5. Generator load angle as [ ]

2. BLOCK DIAGRAM OF TEST SYSTEM

The below test network is tested and parameters such as
generator voltage, generator current, bus voltage, bus
current and generator load angle performances are examined
by connecting UPFC devices.
Table.1.Test system specification
Test system specification
S.No.
Generator 1
Generator 2
STATCOM
1.
10KV
10KV
10KV
2.
110MW
10MVAR
10MVAR
3.
300 RPM
NA
NA

Limying charren et al., investigated the effects of unified

power flow controller [3]. No roozianetal., reported about
the use of UPFC for optimal power flow control [4]. Fujita
et al., explained the control and analysis of unified power
flow controller [5].In the transmission line by connecting
UPFC the real and reactive power is controlled [6].Mete et
al., developed a mathematical model for analysis of unified
power flow controller [7].
In this paper the control strategy is implemented using
UPFC devices. It is found that, system stability is enhanced

Fig.1.Test system with FACTS device

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3. DESIGN AND WORKING OPERATION OF

UNIFIED POWER FLOW CONTROL

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The unified power flow controller is the most gifted version

of FACTS devices and it serves to control simultaneously all
the above three parameters [voltage, impedance and phase
angle] at the same time.
The Phase [A] design of UPFC [Unified power flow
controller] is shown in figure.2.Voltage source converter 1
connected in shunt through shunt transformer. The shunt
inverter operates as a STATCOM and generates or absorbs
reactive power to regulate voltage magnitude at connection
point. Voltage source converter 2 connected in series
through series transformer and generates or absorbs reactive
power to regulate current flow.
UPFC can also provide simultaneous control of all basic
power system parameters through transmission voltage,
impedance and phase angle.

3.1 Procedure to Build Up a Test System

Fig.2.Design of Unified power flow controller
The components of UPFC are two voltage source converters
sharing a common DC storage capacitor and connected to
the power system through coupling transformers.DC link
creates path for active power exchange between the
converters.
In unified power flow controller the transmitted power can
be controlled by changing three parameters, they are as
follows:
1. Transmission magnitude voltage
2. Impedance
3. Phase angle

Step 1: Design a Test system and create three phase faults

near infinite bus as shown in figure 3.
Step 2: Measure the generator voltage, generator current,
Bus voltage, Bus current and generator load angle.
Step 3: Design a Thyristor controlled series compensation
(Figure.2) and connect to the test system as shown in
figure.4.
Step 4: Measure the generator voltage, generator current,
Bus voltage, Bus current and generator load angle.
Step 5: Compare both the result of test system as shown in
table.2.

4. SIMULATION MODEL OF TEST SYSTEM

4.1. Test System with Three Phase Fault

Fig 3.Test system with three phase fault

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4.2 Test System with Thyristor Controlled Series Compensation

Fig.4. Test system with Unified power flow controller

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5. SIMULATION RESULTS

Fig.5.Represents generator voltage and current of test system with three phase fault

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Fig.6.Represents bus voltage and current of test system with three phase fault

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Fig.7. Represents generator voltage and current of test system with UPFC

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Fig.8. Represents bus voltage and current of test system with UPFC

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Fig.9.Represents Generator load angle of test system with and without UPFC

Table 2 Test system settling time comparisons

Parameters
Settling Time Ts
Without
FACTS
devices
Generator
voltage

4.3 Seconds

Thyristor
controlled series
compensation
1.3 Seconds

Bus voltage

5.3 Seconds

0.2 Seconds

Generator
current

4.3 Seconds

2.2 Seconds

Bus current

3.3 Seconds

0.1 Seconds

Generator
load angle

7.3 Seconds

4.1 Seconds

respectively. Likewise the Bus voltage and current settling

time is highly reduced from 5.3 seconds to 0.2 seconds and
from 3.3 seconds to 0.1 seconds respectively. So the power
system stability is achieved moderately better with thyristor
controlled series compensation under three phase fault in the
test system.

6. CONCLUSIONS
In this research paper the test system is designed with three
phase fault using Unified power flow controller. By using
the Unified power flow controller in the test system the bus
voltage are controlled and voltage fluctuation is reduced.
Generator voltage is stabilized at 1.3 seconds. Likewise the
generator current is stabilized at 2.2 seconds. But without
FACTS device generator voltage and generator current
reaches stabilization at 4.3 and 4.3 seconds respectively.
From the table.2 we infer that the test system with UPFC is
much better in stabilization of generator load angle, Infinite
Bus voltage and current than without FACTS device.

From Figure 5, 6, 7 and 8 we can observe that the generator

voltage and current settling time is highly reduced from 4.3
seconds to 1.3 seconds and from 4.3 seconds to 2.2 seconds

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BIOGRAPHIE
Mr.J.Vikramarajan received his Master
degree in Power Electronics and Drives
and Bachelor degree in Electrical and
Electronics Engineering from VIT
University, India. His research interests are
power electronic applications, power
quality, power electronic converters and power electronic
controllers for renewable energy systems.

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